It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

TGIF!    

Let's round out this week with more holiday cuteness from the Cotswood Christmas collection at Purple Onion Designs. These adorable critters all come as one big stamp called, Snowflake Catchers and they have their arms and tongues raised to catch the icy snowflakes swirling through the air. I paired them with the older Snowy Forest background, also by Holly Mabutas, to help create this snowy scene. The sentiment is from the Santa's Sentiments set and I thought it was perfect because seeing snow falling always makes me think of the Christmas season.

Now, don't forget that through November 11th you can get both the It's the Season bundle and the Cotswood Christmas bundle for 30% OFF. 

Have a great weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Snowflake Catchers, Snowy Forest and Santa's Sentiments)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Catherine Pooler serenade
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sky/snow- B60, BV31, BV11/B0000, B000, B60, BV20, BV23, BV31
trees- G43, G46, BG99
squirrel/scarf- E50, E13, E15, E17, E59, E93/B52, B45
mouse/coat and scarf- E50, E31, E43, E93, E04/G24, G85, BG96, E57
cat/scarf- W00, W1, W2, W3, W5, W7, R30, E04/R24, R27, R89
dog/scarf- Y32, E33, E35, E93, E04, E47/BG10, BG70, BG72, BG75
fox/scarf- W00, C2, W3, YR21, YR14, YR27, E39, E49, E93, E04/E41, E42, R43
badger/scarf- W00, W1, C3, T2, T3, T5, T6, W3, W5, R30, E04/YG03, YG63, G94

Christmas Magic...

Hello again!    

I've got another card to share using stamps from the new holiday release at Purple Onion Designs. This sweet image is called Magical Christmas and it is from the, It's the Season collection by Chilliezgraphy by Pei. I really wanted to capture the magic and wonder of the season with some dramatic, almost monochromatic coloring. That full moon shining down on this cute pair of critters provides the perfect spotlight to play up the shadows in this winter wonderland. 

Now, don't forget that through November 11th you can get both the It's the Season bundle and the Cotswood Christmas bundle for 30% OFF. 

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Magical Christmas and Holiday Time sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Catherine Pooler juniper mist
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
moon- G20, BG90, BG93, BG70
sky- B41, B95, B97, B99, 100, G20
trees- YG45, BG96, BG99
snow/characters- B60, B41, B93, B95, B45, B97, W00, E40, E41, T2, T3, T4/YG61, YG41, YG45/R43, R24

It's the Season release at Purple Onion!

 

Hello friends!    

It's time to get excited because there are two new Christmas releases hitting the shelves at Purple Onion Designs today. First there is the darling Cotswood Christmas collection by Holly Mabutas with nine new stamps, including an amazing new background. Then there is also the It's the Season collection by Chilliezgraphy by Pei which includes eleven adorable stamps plus a coordinating sentiment set.

My first card today uses stamps from the Cotswood Christmas collection and I can't even tell you how much I love this new Cotswood Village Background... it is amazing! I did some masking to add the bears from the Little Roo Loves the Holiday Windows set and the fox from The Gifters set into the streets of this quaint little village. It's instant story telling and that makes me so happy! 

My second card features the new Flappy Skating stamp and this happy pup is flying across the ice with Christmas themed balloons trailing in the air behind him. Off in the distance I added the older Winter Trees Background to help set the scene and once it was all colored up I added a sentiment from the new 'Tis the Season sentiment set to complete the card. 

Now, go have some fun perusing all of the new goodies in the Purple Onion Designs store.  :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Little Roo Loves the Holiday Windows, The Gifters, Cotswood Village Background and Holiday Blurbs II)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and london fog
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
ground- N2, N3, N4
sky/background- B60, B41, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, B34
buildings- E40, E41, W3, T6, E13, E15, E17, E18, E34
trees/greenery- Y02, YR23, YR24, E47, E84, G24, G46, BG99, Y000, W5, C10, Y11
gifts- R24, R27, R89, YG25, YG67, R43, R46, E55, E57, C3, C4
fox- W0, W1, W3, Y32, YR14, YR27, E37, E47, R000, R30
scarf/gifts- W3, W5, W6/C1, C3, C5, R24, R29, R59/BG53, BG72
bears- E31, E53, E55, E43, E44, E47, R30
scarf/cup/coat- R22, R24, R27, R29, R89/W1, W3, C2, C4/C1, W3, YG03, YG25, YG93, YG95

Pei supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Flappy Skating, Winter Trees Background and 'Tis the Season sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink pure poppy
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
ice- G0000, G00, BG70, BG72, B60
snow- G0000, G00, B60, BG70
sky- B60, BV0000, BV20
trees- BG72, BG75, BG78, BG99
balloons- Y0000, Y02, Y15, YR23, E47/G02, YG07, G07, G29, C10/C00, C1, C2, C4, R21, R14, R27, R29, R89
skates/sweater- C1, C3, C5, E55, E44/R17, R27, R39, E18
dog- V20, E40, E41, E50, E43, E31, E33, E35, W5, W7, T6, T9

It's a beautiful day...

Hi there!    

Do you remember these two furry friends from the Frosty Winter Wishes collection at Purple Onion Designs? This stamp is called, Flappy and Tofu Snowflake Fun and in the original image they are happily catching snowflakes but I thought they would be just as cute watching the leaves fall. To make that happen I inked them up, then used a baby wipe to remove the ink from the snowflakes and Flappy's outstretched tongue before stamping. I then grabbed the Tofu and Friends Autumn Greetings stamp and inked up just the leaves, stamping them above and below Flappy and Tofu. As I was looking through my collection of background stamps the Holiday Brownstone caught my eye. An urban setting on a Fall card felt like a nice change of pace so after masking off the characters, I inked it up and wiped the Christmas tree out of the window before stamping. I colored a sidewalk beneath them and I can picture the tree standing just off screen with its canopy full of brightly colored leaves. The sentiment was stamped on a scrap piece of card stock and I popped it up with foam tape for a bit of lift. It's always so fun transforming stamps from my stash and making them work outside of their original themes.  :)

Have a great day!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Flappy and Tofu Snowflake Fun, Tofu and Friends Autumn Greetings, Holiday Brownstone and sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Copic markers:
dog/clothes- E40, E41, E42, E43, E33, E35, W4, W5, W6, W8, R000, R30, T5, T7, T10/Y11, Y21, Y26, E55, E57, E59
cat/clothes- E40, E41, E42, E43, YR30, YR21, YR14, YR27, R000, R30, E04/YG93, YG95, YG97
leaves- Y11, Y35, YR07, E15, E18
sidewalk/road- W2, W3, W4/T5, T7
brownstone- E13, E15, E37, BG0000, BG000, BG72, 0, E40, E41, W3, C4, C5, C9, Y02, YR23, E47